St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-06-11
4 Warrant Was Out for His Arrest for
C0rnering the HESS Pork
Market.
The Cemplaisant Justice Accepted a
Bond Which Was Sent Around
on the Sly,
And Continued the Case in Order to
Give the Principals Chance
to Negotiate.
As Result the Complainant Has Been
Squared" and the Whole
Thing Has Fizzled.
Special to the Globe.

CHICAGO, June 10. - Phillip D.
Armour has surrendered himself. He
has given bail to appear before Justice
BraytOn tomorrow afternoon in answer
to warrant sworn out against him by
Austin w. Wright. Mr.. Armour did
not respond in person, nor was his bond
given yesterday, but the surety for his
appearance is duly OH file in Justice
Brayton's court, and thereby hangs a
most unusual tale of judicial pro-
cedure. On June 2, last, Mr.. Wright,
Lyle King, paid an early visit to JUS
tice Brayton and swore out the now
celebrated warrant, charging Mr..
Armour with cOrnering mess pork,
contrary to the statute provided in
such case" The writ was not taken
from the court, but was securely locked
in the safe, the whole proceedings
seeming to be in accordance with the
desires of the complainant. The squire
was adjured to secrecy, and how well
he has kept his word let this belated
and hardly obtained presentation of the
facts attest. Upon leaving the office
Mr.. King notified Messrs. Campbell
and Custer, counsel for Mr.. Armour, of
lHdU NcIy
MIR. ARMOUR'S BOND,
signed by George II. Webster was
brought to the court, and the justice
formally continued the hearing until
the 18th at 2 o'clock. A reporter called
upon Mr.. Armour this morning, but
found the packer too pre-occupied to
grant an interview. A long and dill
gent search then discovered Mr.. Wright
in the office of Schwartz & Dupee,in the
board of trade building. 1t was only
under the strongest pressure that Mr..
Wright condescended to talk at all.
'The papers don't seem inclined to look
at the case fairly" said he. 'sThey
have been printing string of false
hoods all the week in Mr.. Armour's in
terestS.' a.@
But" was protested, ''they never
knew the facts. Mr.. Armour himself
denied them.'
II doubt not" returned Mr.. Wright
with laugh. "You don't know Mr.
Armour. In my Judgment he is the
most
COLOSSAL LIAR
and the most inscriptions man in this
range of sand hills. To begin with.''
resumed Mr.. Wright, under pressure,
II do not lose a cent Or barrel in the
whole transaction, but acted from the
conviction that the whole board of trade
had been outraged. The forming of
corner is equivalent to corraling a man
and taking away his money ] had the
evidence in this case dead on to MI.
Armour, and he could not have es-
capped"
''You will then push the prosecutions"
was asked.
NO" replied Mr.. Wright, sadly.
"And why?''
''Well, if 1 must tell you,'' and Mr..
Wright broke through the barrier of re-
Straint, because l have had all INV
friends put on my back to drop it by
Armour. | am sore, confess it, but [
am compelled to yield to not only press
nre, but personal appeals of my friends.
You can say that
ABANDON THE CASE
through the personal solicitation of the
friend l have in the city, and Pat Cud-
ahy is scarcely less an esteemed ac-
qualntance. Mr.. Armour's denial that
he was scared makes me laugh. If he
wasn't scared l would like to know Just
what was the motive that actuated him
in throwing all my friends upon me in
his behalf"
The facts in court were absolutely ex-
tOrted from Justice Brayton. Il never
saw Mr. Armour in connection with this
case. and nobody saw me yesterday in
his interests, nor was his bond filed
yesterday" he replied doggedly to in
Vulnerable questions.
HAS his bond ever at any time been
filed?'' was asked at last.
so, that's different. Now, that's the
first time the question has been put to
me- and the judge dropped off his
perch, gave UP the facts and revealed
the papers.